Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

16.6° C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	263	471	446	446	288	235	230	185	144	144	141	136	88	86	86	84	84	72	22	54	52	35	34	29
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				4:07PM1.91m				4:21AM1.91m				5:08PM1.99m				5:23AM1.95m					6:08PM2.09m
Low Tide		9:44AM0.23m				10:16PM0.43m				10:45AM0.18m				11:21PM0.37m				11:45AM0.11m					00:23AM0.29m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	5:25
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	10	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	9	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	263	307	307	307	288	235	230	185	144	144	141	136	88	86	86	84	84	72	22	54	52	35	34	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 10	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	20	5	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 11	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 11	N 11	NE 9	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	3	6	6	6	2	2	3	5	3	3	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5
kJ	—	471	446	446	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	10	15	21	28	36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pareparea Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Forestry Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	4	4	4	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	3	1
Distance (km)	7	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	82	82	80	82	82	82	1	9	82	147	82	82	120	82	141
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay	The Box	Taronui Bay	The Box	Taronui Bay	Taronui Bay	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Baylys Beach		Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach		Baylys Beach	Henderson Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	5	2	5	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3		3	2		3	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Shag Rock Auckland	Nicks Point Southland	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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